Reductions in World Health Organization Risk Drinking Level Are Associated With Reductions in Alcohol Use Disorder Diagnosis and Criteria: Evidence From an Alcohol Pharmacotherapy Trial.

Dylan K RichardsFelicia R TuchmanKevin A HallgrenHenry R KranzlerHenri-Jean AubinStephanie S O'MalleyKarl MannArnie AldridgeRaymond F AntonKatie Witkiewitz

Published in: Journal of addiction medicine (2024)

World Health Organization risk drinking level reductions correlate with Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fifth Edition) AUD diagnosis and criteria, providing further evidence for their use as endpoints in alcohol intervention trials, which has potential implications for broadening the base of AUD treatment.

Keyphrases

alcohol use disorder
alcohol consumption
randomized controlled trial
clinical trial
study protocol
open label